Proposed congressional legislation could change the already evolving way student-athletes profit off their fame in collegiate athletics a $16 billion industry.
To understand how much things have changed since Gov. Ron DeSantis effectively repealed Florida’s name, image and likeness (NIL) law in February, consider how Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz name-dropped six state politicians at SEC media days. Thanks to those lawmakers and a bill signed Tuesday, Missouri high school players can start making name, image and likeness money when they ink with state .
TAMPA — Kevin Herr doesn’t often have time to attend events at the University of Central Florida, his alma mater, as a St. Petersburg resident. On Friday, UCF’s name, image and likeness collective, The Kingdom, brought the party to him. The group took over part of Tampa’s Bar HWRD, as 50 black-and-gold clad attendees, UCF student-athletes and coaches joined for dinner and drinks. Herr spoke .